Maurizio Sarri appeared downbeat after , admitting the membership is being ‘downgraded’ and never transferring in the appropriate path. ‘I promised I’d settle for any compromise.’
Each groups had been in poor type going into the Stadio By way of del Mare, and that nervousness was palpable in a boring 0-0 draw.
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The hosts had extra possibilities, above all Ylber Ramadani’s strike that bounced off the underside of the crossbar, and ended their run of 4 consecutive defeats with a minimum of a degree.
It was the eleventh clear sheet for Lazio, which is likely to be the one optimistic information for his or her coach this night.
Sarri staying just for Lazio followers
MILAN, ITALY – NOVEMBER 29: Maurizio Sarri, Head Coach of Lazio seems on previous to the Serie A match between AC Milan and SS Lazio at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on November 29, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)
“I stated many issues to the Lazio followers. I stated that this season I’d do something, and settle for any sort of compromise, as a result of I made a promise to them, they’re exhibiting a lot love, which I can not ever hope to repay in full,”
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“Lazio is one thing you can not perceive from the surface. Once you arrive right here, it’s unconditional love.”
The coach was requested outright, are Lazio being downgraded throughout this season?
“Thus far, sure. We’ll must see the place we’re on the finish of the season, however till now sure. The membership tells me they need to construct a younger squad, nevertheless it must be one in every of high quality,” replied Sarri.
“I don’t care about age, if there may be high quality, you will be 20 or 30, it makes no distinction to me.
“The workforce did what it may at the moment after a troublesome week, sadly we wasted so many passes within the first half and made it troublesome for ourselves. There have been fewer errors within the second half, and we disappeared within the remaining third, however that could be a recurring drawback we’re struggling to unravel.”
LECCE, ITALY – JANUARY 24: Kenneth Taylor of SS Lazio through the Serie A match between US Lecce and SS Lazio at Stadio By way of del Mare on January 24, 2026 in Lecce, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Rosi – SS Lazio/Getty Photos)
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Lazio have offered Taty Castellanos as a result of he didn’t match Sarri’s model of soccer, however this night he began Boulaye Dia fairly than Tijjani Noslin or new signing Petar Ratkov.
“I assumed Dia didn’t do badly within the first 10-20 minutes, however then the service wasn’t the appropriate high quality, and that’s not his power. Ratkov appeared to enhance barely from when he first arrived, Taylor additionally improved from earlier video games.
“We now have some strikers proper now who’re struggling to transform possibilities, or possibly it’s our fault for not giving them the proper service. It’s arduous to guage, truthfully.”
This has been a tense week for the Biancocelesti, and Romagnoli was within the beginning XI regardless of reviews he has put in a switch request to hitch Roberto Mancini’s Al-Sadd.
LECCE, ITALY – JANUARY 24: Alessio Romagnoli of SS Lazio after the Serie A match between US Lecce and SS Lazio at Stadio By way of del Mare on January 24, 2026 in Lecce, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Rosi – SS Lazio/Getty Photos)
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After the ultimate whistle, he went to the away finish and appeared emotional as he shook fingers with among the ultras, handing over his jersey.
“I don’t know. I do not know proper now, we’ll have a greater concept when issues are extra secure. In the intervening time, the overwhelming feeling isn’t any, however we’ll see what occurs over the following few days, I is likely to be proved flawed. Let’s wait and see,” concluded Sarri.